U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces : Background, Developments, and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategy.

Nuclear facilities.

Nuclear weapons.

Securities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (40 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-RL-33640f in the 2013 issue.

Reviews ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure. Provides overview of this force structure during the Cold War, and summarizes reductions and changes that have occurred since 1991. Presents details about each category of delivery vehicle, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine launched ballistic missiles, and heavy bombers, focusing on their current deployments and ongoing and planned modernization programs. Discusses issues related to decisions about the future size, shape, safety, security, and management of the U.S. strategic nuclear force.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces

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